Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
'I had to leave town to be openly gay - we need more shows like I Kissed a Boy'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA gay activist who felt he 'had to be closeted' growing up in a market town was involved in the audition process for BBC's hit new show I Kissed A Boy - and has spoken out about why the dating programme is 'so important for breaking down barriers and LGBTQ+ representation'.
Calum McDermott, who goes by the nickname Cal McFabulous was teased and called names in school before making the move to Manchester aged 18.
His childhood years in the Derbyshire market town of Chesterfield saw him forced in the closet. The 26-year-old, who has also worked at Manchester-based LGBTQ+ station Gaydio, says that although he was not eventually cast to be on the show, which is the first of its kind in the UK, it is 'absolutely amazing to see mainstream representation of the LGBT community'. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community The BBC Three dating show, hosted by Dannii Minogue, follows ten single men as they head to Europe in the hope of finding their Mr Right.
The couples, who are paired up according to their strongest match, must share a kiss the first time they meet. "I had an audition call with the producers to chat about the show.
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